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Estate of Githens v. Bon Secours

Elder Law, Evidence, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Summary judgment for defendant-nursing home in an action brought by an estate pursuant to the nursing home residents' rights statute claiming...

Camper v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Health Law, Sentencing
An order continuing defendant's involuntary civil commitment as a sexually violent predator is affirmed where defendant failed to establish the...

DaimlerChrysler Corp. Healthcare Benefits Plan v. Durden

Civil Procedure, Contracts, ERISA, Family Law, Health Law, Insurance Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary judgment for one claimant in an interpleader action filed by a pension plan seeking a declaration as to which of two claimants was decedent's...

Stephens v. County of Tulare

Criminal Law & Procedure, Government Law, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a dispute over whether a county employee, a detention specialist, was dismissed for disability within the meaning of Government Code section 31725,...

Mayes v. Bryan

Civil Procedure, Health Law, Injury & Tort Law
Verdict against defendant physician for negligence and wrongful death is affirmed over claim of instructional error where defendants invited any error...

Delaware Bay Surgical Servs., P.A. v. Swier

Attorney's Fees, Contracts, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Under the Wage Payment and Collection Act (WPCA), an employer may withhold wages when there are reasonable grounds for a dispute between the employer...

Paese v. Hartford Life & Accident Ins. Co.

Administrative Law, Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law
Judgment for plaintiff is affirmed as to the finding of permanent disability and the award of longterm disability benefits and attorney's fees,...

United Food & Commercial Workers' Union v. St. John's Mercy Health Sys.

Contracts, Dispute Resolution & Arbitration, Health Law, Labor & Employment Law, Remedies
Summary judgment confirming an arbitration award in favor of a union requiring defendant-medical center to discharge nurses and pay the union overdue...

Ctr. for Bio-Ethical Reform, Inc. v. City & County of Honolulu

Constitutional Law, Government Law, Health Law
A city ordinance which prohibits aerial advertising does not violate the First Amendment as it is a reasonable and viewpoint neutral restriction on...